tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post3043988768536546287..comments2024-03-28T08:06:43.198-04:00Comments on The Silicon Graybeard: Artemis/SLS Flies!SiGraybeardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-46122904007414564952022-11-17T09:50:11.064-05:002022-11-17T09:50:11.064-05:00Government agencies do what their boss tells them ...Government agencies do what their boss tells them to do, unless they are Deep State and woke. NASA is definitely NOT "Deep State."<br /><br />And Slow Joe is their boss.matismhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12935009854433843094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-30153930203500574582022-11-17T06:50:47.989-05:002022-11-17T06:50:47.989-05:00Nice of NASA to take time off of promoting Islamic...Nice of NASA to take time off of promoting Islamic diversity and fighting climate change to, y'know, actually launch a <i><b>ROCKET</b></i>, like taxpayers nominally pay the mother-effers to do.<br /><br />Pity that for them it was just an interlude among the woketardedness and incompetence, rather than a return to their actual <i>mission</i>.<br /><br />Defund them entirely, and give the money to homeless people for dope and booze, and we'd still come out ahead in the long run.Aesophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07834464741531503378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-35718590209088355772022-11-17T06:42:55.088-05:002022-11-17T06:42:55.088-05:00But still has NOT flown successfully!But still has NOT flown successfully!matismhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12935009854433843094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-56206187296544450602022-11-17T06:04:26.948-05:002022-11-17T06:04:26.948-05:00X2X2LLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05538854359365988863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-51083486662198904232022-11-17T00:55:15.373-05:002022-11-17T00:55:15.373-05:00And at half the cost. And easier to build.And at half the cost. And easier to build.Igorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02332079520095379932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-56464146527583929612022-11-16T20:29:50.796-05:002022-11-16T20:29:50.796-05:00If they put half the money into Starship developme...If they put half the money into Starship development that they put in just one of these white elephants, it would be flying by now. It's 50% more capable than SLS.Malatropehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12187333180472067677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-69084767579192407472022-11-16T19:48:13.169-05:002022-11-16T19:48:13.169-05:00It was fun to watch, but it's just too costly....It was fun to watch, but it's just too costly. Dump it.Igorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02332079520095379932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-19883484026571737442022-11-16T19:42:45.418-05:002022-11-16T19:42:45.418-05:00I figured it would be either the next window (Satu...I figured it would be either the next window (Saturday?) or the day after Thanksgiving. It was surprising that they had a hydrogen leak and it was fixed easily. A team of three guys drive out to the Mobile Launch Tower, climb up on it, go find the leak next to the fully fueled rocket, fix it, drive back and not delay the launch more than 45 minutes. <br /><br />Like you say, kudos to everyone who made it happen and they can feel very proud. <br /><br />Just over a year ago (October of '21) NASA put a request for information (RFI) to the industry saying basically "<a href="https://thesilicongraybeard.blogspot.com/2021/10/nasa-cut-sls-costs-by-50-and-well-use.html" rel="nofollow">cut the SLS costs by 50% and we'll fly it</a> for 30 years." I never saw another word about that. At something like $4 billion/launch it will never fly often enough to be really useful. It's too expensive to do what they want it to do. Over-specified and under-capable. <br />SiGraybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-87373640313914653812022-11-16T16:43:13.101-05:002022-11-16T16:43:13.101-05:00I just watched the replay. Incredible job, after a...I just watched the replay. Incredible job, after all the missteps, screw-ups, hardware issues, and stress on the crews, <i><b>It Flew!</i></b><br />Like you said, it looked like a "routine mission". Having been there and done that, my hat's off to all involved.drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-15698848027859686462022-11-16T16:40:05.781-05:002022-11-16T16:40:05.781-05:00I was doubtful, giving it a 50/50 chance, but they...I was doubtful, giving it a 50/50 chance, but they did it and NASA deserves full congratulations. I still have some reservations over the full, one-time and horribly expensive system in the long run, but for now everyone can feel very proud of what they did.The Neon Madmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09471284462048509853noreply@blogger.com